Christmas-tree candle-holder



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H. SCI-ILUEHIHRw UHRISTMAS TREE CANDLE HGLDER.

No. 582,375. Patented May 11, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HEINRICH SOHLUETER, OF STAPLETON, NEIV YORK.

CHRISTMAS-TREE CAN D'LE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,375, dated May 11,1897.

Application filed December 26,1896. Serial No. 617,019. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HEINRICH SCHLUETER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Christmas-Tree Candle-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a metal holder for Christmastree candles, which holder is made of a single piece, is strong anddurable, simple and cheap in manufacture, can readily be applied on thebranches and twigs of the tree, and holds firmly and securely on thesame.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification andin which like letters of reference indicate like parts in all thefigures, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved Christmas-treecandle-holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same on theline 3 3 of Fig. 2, also showing the branch of the tree in section.

The tubular socket A, bent up from sheet metal, is provided at itsbottom with the shoulder 13,0n which the lower end of the candle canrest. From the bottom of said socket A the semitubular extension O,'made integral with the socket, extends downward and is provided at itsbottom with two parallel forwardly-extending wings D, made integraltherewith and separated from each other about the diameter of thesocket. The edges of said wings are rounded and are folded over inwardand toward each other to form the flanges a, which are serrated to forma curved row of teeth 19 along the edge of each wing, which teethproject toward each other. A recess E is formed in the lower end of theextension 0 and between the wings D, so that the holder can straddle thebranch or twig F.

The candle G is placed into the socket A, and the holder is placed onthe branch or twig F in such a manner as to straddle it, one wing Dbeing at each side of the branch or twig. The teeth 6 bite into the barkof the branch or twig, and thus hold the holder securely in place, asthe spring tension of the wings presses them against the twig orbranch.

In case the twig or branch is smaller than the distance between thewings D, the wings can readily be pressed between the thumb and afinger, and thus the teeth I) be pressed into 5 5 the twig or branch.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A Ohristmastree candle-holder, having a socket for receiving the candle,a downward extension on the socket and in a continuous line with theouter surface of the same, two wings projecting from the lower part ofsaid extension and under the bottom edge of the socket, which wingsextend in the same direction and are provided along their free edgeswith inward, laterally-extending teeth,

the bottom edge of said extension being between the inner ends of thewings and directly below the socket, whereby when the holder is applied,the wings can be clamped on a twig and the bottom edge of the extensioncan rest directly on the twig embraced by the wings, substantially asherein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 19th day of December, 1896.

HEINRICH SOHLUETER.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, N. M. FLANNERY.

